24Synonyms found for guarded

Word Origin & History

guard early 15c., "one who keeps watch," from M.Fr. garde "guardian, warden, keeper," from garder "to guard," from O.Fr. guarder (corresponding to O.N.Fr. warder, see gu-), from Frank. *wardon, from P.Gmc. *wardo- (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) is from early 15c. Sword-play and boxing sense is from 1590s. The verb is first recorded 1580s, from the noun. Guarded "reserved and cautious in speech, behavior, etc." is from 1728. Guardian (early 14c.) is from Anglo-Fr. gardein, from O.Fr. gardien, earlier guarden, from Frankish *warding-.

Example Sentences for guarded

In many countries, people consider their salaries to be a closely guarded secret.

The impact is what kills them, even if the propeller is guarded.

Scientific methodology, rather than being a closely guarded trade secret, is a freely available resource.

It permits unauthorized use of material that is normally closely guarded.

To do so, they have created their own guarded society, something of a secession in its own right.

People are guarded and untrustful, and the atmosphere is unpleasant and unproductive.

My husband jealously guarded his time, which irritated me to no end.

But the recipe for the tea was a closely guarded state secret.

Electric flood lights have been installed along the walls to light up the entire area, which is guarded by the peacekeepers.